Top 50 Restaurants in the world for 2008

The restaurants are chosen by a jury of 700 chefs, restaurateurs and critics with a little help from the readers of 'Restaurant' magazine.

1 El Bulli - Spain
2 The Fat Duck - UK
3 Pierre Gagnaire - France
4 Mugaritz - Spain
5 The French Laundry - USA
6 Per Se - USA
7 Bras - France
8 Arzak - Spain
9 Tetsuya's - Austraila
10 Noma - Denmark
11  L'Astrance - France
12 Gambero Rosso - Italy
13 Restaurant Gordon Ramsay - UK
14 L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - France
15 Le Louis XV - France
16 St John - UK
17 Jean Georges - USA
18 Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée - France
19 Hakkasan - UK
20 Le Bernardin - USA
21  Alinea - USA
22 Le Gavroche - UK
23 Dal Pescatore - Italy
24 Le Cinq - France
25 Troisgros - France
26 El Celler de Can Roca - Spain
27 L'Hotel de Ville - Philippe Rochat - Switzerland
28 Hof Van Cleve - Belgium
29 Martin Berasategui - Spain
30 Nobu London - UK
31 Can Fabes - Spain
32 Enoteca Pinchiorri  -Italy
33 Le Meurice - France
34 Vendome - Germany
35 Die Schwarzwaldstube  -Germany
36 Le Calandre - Italy
37 Chez Panisse - USA
38 Charlie Trotter's - USA
39 Chez Dominique - Finland
40 D.O.M - Brazil
41 Daniel - USA
42 Oud Sluis - Netherlands
43 Ristorante Cracco - Italy
44 Asador Etxebarri - Spain
45 Les Ambassadeurs - France
46 L'Arpege - France
47 Tantris - Germany
48 Oaxen Skärgärdskrog - Sweden
49 Rockpool - Austrailia
50 Le Quartier Francais - South Africa